処方(しょほう)

しょほう
noun, suru verb
prescription; formulation
1. prescription (medical)
A doctor's written instruction for medicine, including the medication name, dosage, and instructions for use.
医師(いし)に薬(くすり)を処方(しょほう)してもらった。
The doctor prescribed me medicine.
処方箋(しょほうせん)を薬局(やっきょく)に持(も)って行(い)く。
Take the prescription to the pharmacy.
処方(しょほう)通(どお)りに薬(くすり)を飲(の)んでください。
Please take the medicine as prescribed.

MEDICAL TERMS:

  • 処方箋(しょほうせん): prescription (document)
  • 処方薬(しょほうやく): prescription medicine
  • 院外処方(いんがいしょほう): out-of-hospital prescription
  • 院内処方(いんないしょほう): in-hospital pharmacy

JAPANESE HEALTHCARE:
In Japan, prescriptions (処方箋(しょほうせん)) are often filled at pharmacies separate from the hospital (院外処方(いんがいしょほう)), though some hospitals have internal pharmacies.

VERB USAGE:

  • 処方(しょほう)する: to prescribe
  • 処方(しょほう)を受(う)ける: to receive a prescription

Related Words

Related: 薬局(やっきょく) (pharmacy)
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Added 2026.1.17 2:32 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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